Recognize, understand, and manage sleep dysfunction in your patients
Sleep disorders can cause neurological problems. Neurological problems can cause sleep disorders. Whatever the cause or effect, neurologists need to be well versed in sleep medicine. This enables effective discussion of sleep problems and improved patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Sleep Medicine in Neurology introduces the practicing neurologist to sleep medicine, from examination of the patient to treatment of many sleep disorders. With a focused, practical approach throughout, the expert author team covers:
* History, examination and sleep testing of the patient
* Insomnia
* Excessive daytime sleepiness
* Narcolepsy
* Obstructive and central sleep apnea
* Movement disorders in sleep
* Parasomnias
* Sleep disorders in children
Clinical in approach, practical in execution, Sleep Medicine in Neurology helps you diagnose and treat your sleep-disordered patients more effectively.
Table of Content
Contributors vii
Series Foreword ix
Preface x
Acknowledgments xi
chapter 1
Introduction to Sleep Medicine 1
Douglas B. Kirsch
chapter 2
The History and Physical Examination of the Sleep Patient 8
Sheila C. Tsai
chapter 3
Subjective and Objective Sleep Testing 21
Martha E. Billings and Nathaniel F. Watson
chapter 4
Approach to a Patient with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness 31
Rajdeep Singh and Aatif M. Husain
chapter 5
Approach to a Patient with Narcolepsy 43
Ravichand Madala and Rodney A. Radtke
chapter 6
Evaluation and Medical Management of Sleep-Disordered Breathing 51
Mihaela H. Bazalakova and Lawrence J. Epstein
chapter 7
Surgical Management of Sleep-Disordered Breathing 64
Masayoshi Takashima, Jaime Gateno, Melinda Davis-Malessevich, and Robert Busch
chapter 8
Medical Co-morbidities Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea 79
Emerson M. Wickwire and Scott G. Williams
chapter 9
Non-pharmacological Treatments of Insomnia and Circadian Rhythm Disorder: Special Focus on Neurology Patients 90
Mary Rose
chapter 10
Using Medications to Treat Insomnia 103
Andreea Andrei
chapter 11
Parasomnias: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment 112
Douglas B. Kirsch
chapter 12
Restless Legs Syndrome, Periodic Limb Movements, and Other Movement Disorders in Sleep 123
Raman Malhotra
chapter 13
Sleep and Neurological Disorders 134
Maryann C. Deak
chapter 14
Cognition, Driving, and Sleep 145
Makoto Kawai
chapter 15
Pediatric Sleep Medicine 153
Shalini Paruthi
Index 165
About the author
EDITED BY
Douglas B. Kirsch, MD, FAASM, Harvard Medical School and
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA, USA
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